Robert Rutherford ABNEY
M, b. 28 August 1810, d. 25 September 1875
- Relationship
- 3rd cousin 4 times removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Robert Rutherford ABNEY was born on 28 August 1810 in Maury County, Tennessee, son of Paul Collins ABNEY and Dorothy "Dolly" RUTHERFORD. His middle name is sometimes mispelled Releford.1,2,3 He was a farmer.
Robert moved to Warren County, Mississippi in 1819 with his parents. About 1828 he settled in Hinds County, Mississippi in an area called Champion Hill where he married. The farm was heavily damaged during the Battle of Champion Hill fought May 1863 as part of the Vicksburg campaign.
Robert married Mary Ann ROBERTS on 14 July 1830 in Hinds County, Mississippi. The marriage produced ten children.1,4
Robert Rutherford ABNEY and Mary Ann ABNEY moved from Champion Hill, Hinds County, Mississippi to Jasper County, Mississippi, in1836.5
In poor health, Robert Rutherford ABNEY and Mary Ann ROBERTS moved from Jasper County, Mississippi to Marion (now Pearl River) County, Mississippi, about 1872. They lived there with their son Henry who was a doctor. Here they remained until their deaths.
Six of his seven sons went off to war and all returned home. William Washington and three of his brothers stayed in the county and the other three moved on.5,6
Robert Rutherford ABNEY died on 25 September 1875 in Marion (now Pearl River) County, Mississippi, at age 65.2 He was buried in Byrd's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Robert moved to Warren County, Mississippi in 1819 with his parents. About 1828 he settled in Hinds County, Mississippi in an area called Champion Hill where he married. The farm was heavily damaged during the Battle of Champion Hill fought May 1863 as part of the Vicksburg campaign.
Robert married Mary Ann ROBERTS on 14 July 1830 in Hinds County, Mississippi. The marriage produced ten children.1,4
Robert Rutherford ABNEY and Mary Ann ABNEY moved from Champion Hill, Hinds County, Mississippi to Jasper County, Mississippi, in1836.5
In poor health, Robert Rutherford ABNEY and Mary Ann ROBERTS moved from Jasper County, Mississippi to Marion (now Pearl River) County, Mississippi, about 1872. They lived there with their son Henry who was a doctor. Here they remained until their deaths.
Six of his seven sons went off to war and all returned home. William Washington and three of his brothers stayed in the county and the other three moved on.5,6
Robert Rutherford ABNEY died on 25 September 1875 in Marion (now Pearl River) County, Mississippi, at age 65.2 He was buried in Byrd's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Last Edited=20 May 2022
Children of Robert Rutherford ABNEY and Mary Ann ROBERTS
- Sarah Elizabeth ABNEY b. 1831, d. 1909
- Dorothy Caroline ABNEY b. 1832, d. 1908
- Jesse Mercier ABNEY+ b. 7 Nov 1834, d. 28 May 1911
- James Paul ABNEY+ b. 21 Feb 1837, d. 4 Jan 1920
- George Poindexter ABNEY+ b. 23 Nov 1838, d. 13 May 1918
- Dr. Henry Clay ABNEY b. 15 Apr 1840, d. 7 Nov 1917
- William Washington ABNEY+ b. 2 Jun 1842, d. 21 May 1922
- Theodore Foster ABNEY+ b. 2 Sep 1844, d. 1921
- Robert Franklin ABNEY b. 1847, d. 1922
Citations
- [S148] R. Robert Abney, Editor, Abney Family Researcher.
- [S1066] "Phelps & Abney Families, Pt. 2", pg. 35-38.
- [S1030] Raymond Robert Abney Jr., Abney: Ancestry Vol. I, pg. 253.
- [S1066] "Phelps & Abney Families, Pt. 2", pg. 35-38. She shows 15 Jul 1830.
- [S146] Goodspeed Brothers, Biographical & Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, pg. 243.
- [S1160] Robert Hal Abney, "Paul Collins Abney migrations," message to John K. Brown, 19 May 2022.
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